Paul Prescott

Practice Areas

Construction and Engineering, Energy, Hospitality and Leisure, Infrastructure, Project Development, Real Estate, Transportation, Freight and Logistics

Career

Paul Prescott is a partner and leads the Construction and Dispute Resolution practice in Saudi Arabia. He has more than 20 years' experience, of which more than 10 years have been spent in the Middle East.

He has substantial experience advising government departments, investors, sponsors, developers, lender clients and joint venture contractors on major construction, infrastructure, real estate, hospitality, wastewater, energy and process engineering projects in the Middle East. These have included logistics facilities, airports, road and heavy rail engineering infrastructure, stadia infrastructure and facilities, hotels, mixed-used developments, independent sewage treatment plants, renewable energy projects and food manufacturing plants in the Middle East and globally.

Paul has extensive knowledge and in-depth experience of standard form contracts for the procurement of construction and engineering projects using the FIDIC suite of contracts, NEC, ICC, ICE, MF/1 and LOGIC. He has considerable experience advising clients on PPP arrangements, EPC arrangements, framework agreements and target cost arrangements.

He also assists clients in resolving disputes, including supporting them in achieving successful outcomes with the use of ADR techniques, which include mediation, expert determination and arbitration. He leads our arbitration practice in Saudi Arabia.

Paul is ranked in Chambers Global for four consecutive years and has a Building Information Modelling Project Management certificate from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Professional Memberships

Society of Construction Law

Qatar British Business Forum

Experience

Certificate in Building Information Modelling (BIM) – Project Management, RICS, 2016

Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales, 2004

Integrated Rail Network: Acting for a design and build joint venture contractor on an ICC Qatar seated international arbitration relating to a major engineering dispute in relation to delays and significant project cost overruns.

Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SCDL): Advising on a broad range of procurement and Qatari law issues relating to stadia, facilities and other infrastructure for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

International Airport Expansion Project: Advising on procurement strategies and drafting building and engineering contract documentation for the new runway and baggage handling system, and other project documentation in relation to the expansion of an international airport in the Middle East.

Oil & Gas Project: Advising an international EPC contractor in relation to a process engineering facility in the Middle East, including advice and legal support on extension of time and prolongation costs claims.

Solar Renewable Energy Project: Advising an international EPC Contractor on the project risks and project documentation in connection with a solar renewable energy project in the Middle East.

Languages Spoken

English

Education